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Pilates Business PodcastMeaningful Careers in Pilates with Olivia BioniIn this inspiring episode of The Pilates Business Podcast, host Seran Glanfield sits down with Olivia Bioni—nationally certified Pilates teacher, educator, podcaster, and now author of The Pilates Teacher's Manual. Olivia shares how mentorship, storytelling, and authentic connection can help Pilates instructors and studio owners reignite their passion and build sustainable, thriving careers. Tune in to hear how Olivia transformed burnout into bold action and why your next best move might not be doing more, but thinking differently. If you're a studio owner feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about the future, this is the epis...2025-06-1632 min
Pilates Teachers' ManualOlivia & Mara on Pilates Teachers' Manual: The BookThis is the second part of a crossover episode with Mara Sievers of Pilates Encyclopedia discussing Olivia's Pilates journey, how she's grown as an instructor, and all about writing Pilates Teachers' Manual: The Book! Check out the first part here: https://youtu.be/E3CZIxyaQyQI want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever y...2025-05-3026 min
Pilates Elephants95. What I learned from recording 150+ podcast episodes, with Olivia Bioni and Raphael BenderIn this wide-ranging conversation, Olivia Bioni, host of the Pilates Teachers Manual and Pilates Students Manual podcasts, talks with Raphael about podcasting, teaching, learning, personal growth, book writing, letting go of shoulds, setting boundaries, reducing perfectionism and more.Resources mentioned in the episode:Find Olivia online herePilates Teachers Manual podcast herePilates Students Manual podcast hereOlivia’s Masterclass series OG Matwork with Roller hereOlivia’s Buy Me A Coffee hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affi...2022-07-101h 29Pilates Teachers' ManualTeaching Multiple Classes In A RowToday we explore the good, the bad, and method of teaching blocks of classes, or multiple classes in a row. I teach the majority of my classes in blocks, and I want to share with you what I've learned in three years of marathon teaching. Tune in! I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and...2021-05-0722 minPilates Teachers' ManualHow To Improve Your CuingTeaching Pilates is all about finding the right cue for each client in each exercise. I look at strategies to improve your verbal cuing, from recording yourself teaching, listening to other teachers' cues, changing your cue structure, cutting out the unnecessary stuff, and creating the atmosphere you want in your class through your cues. Tune in!I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to...2021-04-3024 minPilates Teachers' ManualSpecial Guest - Paige MakoskiPaige Makoski joins me on the podcast this week! She's a colleague of mine from the Kinexology studio, and she shares her personal Pilates journey, her teaching evolution, how applying motor learning theory totally changed her teaching, and more. Tune in!I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now a...2021-04-2329 minPilates Teachers' ManualGetting Out Of A Teaching RutWe can all get stuck in a teaching rut, teaching the same exercises the same way, feeling a lack of creativity, or just feeling a bit run down. Today I'm sharing my strategies for getting unstuck! Tune in! I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! Episodes now available on YouTube: *h...2021-04-0918 minPilates Teachers' ManualSpecial Guest - Seran GlanfieldSeran Glanfield of Spring Three is on the podcast today, sharing her experiences of making a career change to teach Pilates, transitioning to business consulting, her secret sauce for marketing, and valuable tips and tricks for Pilates teachers and studio owners. Tune in! I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @pilatesteachersmanual. Full show notes, episode transcription, and chapter markers can be found on the podcast website here: http://bit.ly/pilatesteachersmanual. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for updates, and rate and review wherever you listen! E...2021-04-0235 min